Clinical Research Coordinators

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.70
• Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.70
• Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.65

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.65
• Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.50
• Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.50

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.15
• Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.25
• Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.25

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 45 puts Clinical Research Coordinators in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 4 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 11 augmentable, and 5 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $167,220median wage
• 108,690employed
• 8,500annual openings
• +3.7%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Clinical Data Managers 54
• Health Informatics Specialists 41
• Social Science Research Assistants 52
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 39
• Medical and Health Services Managers 41
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Clinical Research Coordinators

Will AI replace Clinical Research Coordinators?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 45 mean for a Clinical Research Coordinators?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 45 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols; Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms; Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms; Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected; Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.